KEEN SWORD 23 | VMM-265 CONDUCTS ON AND OFF DRILLS FOR THE JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE [Image 18 of 18]

KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

11.16.2022

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Marty 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Trenton Waddell, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, waves to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force after taking off during Keen Sword 23 at Tonkunoshima Island, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. Military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Justin J. Marty)

• Date Taken: 11.16.2022
• Date Posted: 11.18.2022 19:18
• Photo ID: 7520894
• VIRIN: 221116-M-GV442-1425
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 25.31 MB
• Location: KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, JP